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Author Tyler, Anne.

Title The beginner's goodbye / a novel by Anne Tyler.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

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 Moore Stacks  PS3570.Y45 B44 2012    Available  ---
Edition 1st U.S. ed.
Description 197 pages ; 22 cm
Summary "Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances--in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly, he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy's unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family's vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye. A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler's humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles"--Provided by publisher.
Wanneer een man volkomen van de kaart is door de plotselinge dood van zijn vrouw, keert zij terug naar de aarde om hem te helpen zijn verlies een plaats te geven en er uiteindelijk vrede mee te hebben.
Subject Middle-aged men -- Fiction.
Middle-aged men.
Genre/Form Fiction.
Subject Wives -- Death -- Fiction.
Wives.
Death.
Bereavement -- Fiction.
Bereavement.
Genre/Form Psychological fiction.
Psychological fiction.
ISBN 9780307957276
0307957276